Bynum error allows Blue Jays to edge Orioles

Jul 9, 2008 - 4:23 AM
TORONTO (Ticker) -- A grounder by Scott Rolen went under the
glove of shortstop Freddie Bynum in the bottom of the ninth,
allowing Alex Rios to score the run that lifted the Toronto Blue
Jays to 7-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.

Rios, who reached on a one-out walk, stole second before
scampering to third as catcher Ramon Hernandez's throw sailed
into the center field. With two outs, Matt Stairs was walked
intentionally.

With runners on the corners, Rolen hit a grounder off reliever
Jim Johnson (2-3) that went under the glove of Bynum for an
error, allowing Rios to score.

"We needed a game like that, a come-from-behind game, as far as
getting the club rolling," Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston said.
"Hopefully it will give us a boost."

"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out," Orioles
manager Dave Trembley said. "If you're going to give them five
outs late in the ballgame, they're going to score a run and
they're going to beat you."

"These are the kind of games you can't lose," Orioles catcher
Ramon Hernandez said. "It's really hard to lose a game when
you're winning going into the seventh by four or five runs."

Aubrey Huff hit a solo homer in the first before an RBI double
by Adam Jones in the fourth gave Baltimore a three-run lead. A
bases-loaded single by Nick Markakis in the top of the seventh
plated a run to make it 6-2.

Dennis Sarfate relieved Baltimore starter Daniel Cabrera with
two on and one out in the seventh and retired a batter before
walking Marco Scutaro. Rios then smacked a 3-2 pitch into
left-center field to cut Toronto's deficit to one. Wells
followed with an infield single to knot the score.

"The Toronto hitters showed a lot of patience," Trembley said.
"Sarfate was getting behind, they fouled off some pitches. They
made him come across the plate, and didn't chase pitches out of
the strike zone."

"This is a huge one," Toronto's Vernon Wells said. "We need a
bunch more like this in order to get back in this thing."

Cabrera allowed four runs, six hits and four walks while
striking out three.

"Daniel worked way too hard tonight," Trembley said. "He just
didn't seem to get in any kind of rhythm early."

Blue Jays starter Dustin McGowan surrendered four runs - two
earned - and four hits before leaving the game with a sore right
shoulder.

"The shoulder's been tender, but tonight it really started
barking on me," said McGowan, who will have an MRI on Wednesday
"It just went a little overboard."